The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-02-18

The Jewish colony near Vineland is prosper
| ing and buying out its neighDors.
several cottages at Piiman Grove have been
broken into by burglars and robbed ofnumer-
Gus articles.
TIE West jersey Railroad Company has
been ordered to place safety gates AT fhesfreet
crossings in MnIyille.
Howard F. Ware. a leading grocer Of Bridge
Ton, has confessed Judgment, and was closed
by the sheriff on Tuesday.
\ large crowd OF New Jersey excursioni-ts
from NineIand, Melville. salem and other
towns were in Washington seeing the sights
his week. They return to-day.
At Cedarvile Cumberland eonnty. on Tines
day, Elisha McChesney. "a wealthy farmer, was
found dead in an outbuilding, into which he
had gone a short time before 10 smoke a pipe,
The body Chester Faeefnire, OF Bridgeton,
who was drowned last Thanksgiving Day OF
the sloop Joseph A. Clark. near Bay Side,
came ashore on Friday near where he WAS
drowned.
The dogs belonging 10 Frank Primer, living
three miles east of Bridgeton, killed a wildcat
on Monday in the woods, bnf not until the an
imal had torn the ear off one of the dogs The
cat weighed nineteen pounds.
The sea Breeze hotel property AT Cape May
Point, now known as The John \. Warner es-
tate. has been sold 10 Thomas Howard, Of Phil
adelphia. and negotiations pending for the
release to the present lessee, \. j. Smaller.
Alexander Gould coiored, who shot his wife,
was given hearing at Bridgeton last week
and, in default of ss00baii, MAS committed to
Jail 10 await the action Of the Grand Jury at
the May Term of Court.
The City Council OF Cape May has author
lied the boring of an artesian well for The
summer supply of water The contractor is
already at work. This measure Is 10 guard
against any possible scarcity result ing from
the unusual demand of the summer season.
Alfred Haines, late steward of the Camden
County AlEashouse nj Lakewood " llo was re-
ported by the special committee Of the Board
Of Freeholdeis 10 be short in his accounts over
$500, arrested ON Friday at his home at
cape May by Constable George ". eatfell and
taken TO Camden. Justice Cassidy committed
him to the county Jail in default of $500 bail
10 answer a charge of larceny rs bailee while
acting as Steward. The solicitor ofthe Board,
John Harris. was the complainant.
The Grand Encampment OF the Grand Army
of the Republic of New Jersey, held at Tren-
ton on Thursday of last week, elected John L.
" neeftf+ OF heu Banks department tomni4n-
der; Badd : Bodine. of Trenton, senior Vice
Commander, and james ;. Hicks. of Bridgeton,
Junior Vice Commander. The election OF
Wheeler will be contested in the National En-
canpment by General F. Burd Grubb. his an
tagonist
The New Jersey Central has assumed yirfual
control of the Cumberland and Maurice River
Railroad and proposes 10 build a couple of
miles OF road at Bridgeton in order 10 make q
direct connection with the New Jersey South
eln, thus affording through freight facilities
for the heavy oyster trade from Port Norris
and the Maurice River oyster beds to New
York. 1t is also rumored that in order to com
pete successfully with the Vest Jersey Rail-
road new branch will be built from Bridge
ton 10 Mount Ephrslin, there connecting with
the Camden, Gloucester and Mount Ephraim
Railroad and giving another through eonnec-
tion to Bridgeton and points sonth. If the
contemplated plan is carried ont the new road
viii not only become a formidable rival of the
West Jersey, but viii cut of some of the lat
ter's best feeders.